A theme-park ride, of course. On Tuesday, Universal Studios announced that it is giving Fast & Furious the Orlando Resort real estate it's earned with Fast & Furious: Supercharged, which will open at the Florida park in 2017. Universal describes the forthcoming attraction below:

You’ll feel like part of the “Fast family” as you embark on a
thrilling new Fast & Furious adventure that will put you right in the
middle of the action. This ride is going to fuse everything you love
about the films with an original storyline and incredible ride
technology. You’ll get to check out some of the high-speed,
supercharged cars you’ve seen on the big screen. You’ll be immersed in
the underground racing world made famous in the films and explore the
headquarters of Toretto and his team. Then, you’ll board
specially-designed vehicles for an adrenaline-pumping ride with your
favorite stars from the films.

Of course, one amusement-park win for a film franchise featuring The Rock means a loss for another. And /Film reports that Universal will be shutting down Disaster: A Major Motion Picture Starring You!—the disaster-movie ride featuring a cameo from Dwayne Johnson—and Beetlejuice Graveyard Revue later this year.

Universal Studios’ Hollywood location unveiled a ride associated with Fast & Furious this past June after the latest film opened in theaters. Although Universal hasn’t stated whether the Florida ride will be the same as the California version, you can experience the original via the wonderful world of YouTube below.

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept

As part of an ongoing effort to stay competitive in the high-performance category, Infiniti has enlisted winning Formula One driver (and hunk) Sebastian Vettel as its director of performance. This is a good move, as Vettel has real street cred. And it looks like they intend to follow that move up with an even more important one: creating cars that showcase amped-up performance, like BMW has with its racing-inspired “M” division. The Q50 Eau Rouge Concept is meant to be just that, sporting a purported 550-plus horsepower engine, and all the other relevant go-fast bits, as well as a glistering blood-toned paint job.

Photo: Courtesy of Infiniti.

Kia GT4 Stinger Concept

Kia is not playing around. In just a few short decades, it has transformed itself from an automotive punch line into a serious contender for leadership in highly competitive categories like economy cars, family sedans, and crossovers. It has recently even ventured into the realm of luxury cars with its new K900. And now, it’s aiming its sights on this: a compact, affordable, rear-wheel-drive sports coupe with a bright orange paint job, a grinning grill, and wraparound sunglasses. We think it resembles the next decade’s cyborg mascot for Cheetos. But we love Cheetos. And there is currently a dearth of compact, affordable, rear-wheel drive sports coupes. So . . . yes!

Photo: Courtesy of Kia.

Nissan IDx Concept

Way back in Nissan’s history, in the late 1960s and early 70s, (when it was still known as “Datsun” here in the U.S.) the brand made a fantastic—and fantastically upright—sports sedan. Called the 510, it went head-to-head with the pricier German car that pretty much invented the category, our beloved BMW 2002. Then it went away. This IDx concept has some echoes of that great car, but is not slavishly retro-adorable like the VW Beetle or Mini nCooper. Mostly, it’s handsome and sporty and desirable. It is also glowering at us in a way we shouldn’t like, but we do.

Photo: Courtesy of Nissan.

Nissan Sport Sedan Concept

More recently, during the late 80s, Nissan branded its Maxima sedan as a four-door sports car. This was an effective message, because it was mostly true. However, that label’s aptness diminished over several subsequent generations of the vehicle. In fact, when Nissan brought it back recently, we had to be reminded—embarrassingly, during a visit to Nissan’s North American headquarters—that the brand still makes a Maxima. If this sleek concept predicts the path of the next car to share this name, and it very much seems to, it might just earn back its historical nickname. Or, if that doesn’t work, perhaps Nissan could try “four-door origami yam.”

Photo: Courtesy of Nissan.

Toyota FT-1 Concept

When we think of Toyota—which we generally don’t—we tend to picture infinite fields of infallibly sensible cars like the Camry, Corolla, and Prius. But Toyota also has a strong racing heritage and used to make fun cars that reflected this, such as the MR2, Celica, and Supra. This winged, ground-sucking concept vehicle indicates that Toyota might bring the fun again. And if it does, it just might succeed. Although we enjoy the outré, “emotional,” and predatorily piscine design direction, if Toyota green lights this for production, we might encourage the carmaker to include just a bit less styling.

Photo: Courtesy of Toyota.

Volvo Concept: XC Coupé

Last fall in Frankfurt, Volvo showed a stunning three-door hatchback that had us praying that the Swedish brand’s new Chinese overlords would put it into production. And we’re atheists! This new concept is very similar to that, but more jacked up and macked-out for muddy off-road duty (or the safety-implying illusion of off-road duty). We have no great love for crossovers as a category of vehicles, but this creasy menace is towing us toward a highly enhanced affection.

Photo: Courtesy of Volvo.

Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept

As part of an ongoing effort to stay competitive in the high-performance category, Infiniti has enlisted winning Formula One driver (and hunk) Sebastian Vettel as its director of performance. This is a good move, as Vettel has real street cred. And it looks like they intend to follow that move up with an even more important one: creating cars that showcase amped-up performance, like BMW has with its racing-inspired “M” division. The Q50 Eau Rouge Concept is meant to be just that, sporting a purported 550-plus horsepower engine, and all the other relevant go-fast bits, as well as a glistering blood-toned paint job.

Courtesy of Infiniti.

Kia GT4 Stinger Concept

Kia is not playing around. In just a few short decades, it has transformed itself from an automotive punch line into a serious contender for leadership in highly competitive categories like economy cars, family sedans, and crossovers. It has recently even ventured into the realm of luxury cars with its new K900. And now, it’s aiming its sights on this: a compact, affordable, rear-wheel-drive sports coupe with a bright orange paint job, a grinning grill, and wraparound sunglasses. We think it resembles the next decade’s cyborg mascot for Cheetos. But we love Cheetos. And there is currently a dearth of compact, affordable, rear-wheel drive sports coupes. So . . . yes!

Courtesy of Kia.

Nissan IDx Concept

Way back in Nissan’s history, in the late 1960s and early 70s, (when it was still known as “Datsun” here in the U.S.) the brand made a fantastic—and fantastically upright—sports sedan. Called the 510, it went head-to-head with the pricier German car that pretty much invented the category, our beloved BMW 2002. Then it went away. This IDx concept has some echoes of that great car, but is not slavishly retro-adorable like the VW Beetle or Mini nCooper. Mostly, it’s handsome and sporty and desirable. It is also glowering at us in a way we shouldn’t like, but we do.

Courtesy of Nissan.

Nissan Sport Sedan Concept

More recently, during the late 80s, Nissan branded its Maxima sedan as a four-door sports car. This was an effective message, because it was mostly true. However, that label’s aptness diminished over several subsequent generations of the vehicle. In fact, when Nissan brought it back recently, we had to be reminded—embarrassingly, during a visit to Nissan’s North American headquarters—that the brand still makes a Maxima. If this sleek concept predicts the path of the next car to share this name, and it very much seems to, it might just earn back its historical nickname. Or, if that doesn’t work, perhaps Nissan could try “four-door origami yam.”

Courtesy of Nissan.

Toyota FT-1 Concept

When we think of Toyota—which we generally don’t—we tend to picture infinite fields of infallibly sensible cars like the Camry, Corolla, and Prius. But Toyota also has a strong racing heritage and used to make fun cars that reflected this, such as the MR2, Celica, and Supra. This winged, ground-sucking concept vehicle indicates that Toyota might bring the fun again. And if it does, it just might succeed. Although we enjoy the outré, “emotional,” and predatorily piscine design direction, if Toyota green lights this for production, we might encourage the carmaker to include just a bit less styling.

Courtesy of Toyota.

Volvo Concept: XC Coupé

Last fall in Frankfurt, Volvo showed a stunning three-door hatchback that had us praying that the Swedish brand’s new Chinese overlords would put it into production. And we’re atheists! This new concept is very similar to that, but more jacked up and macked-out for muddy off-road duty (or the safety-implying illusion of off-road duty). We have no great love for crossovers as a category of vehicles, but this creasy menace is towing us toward a highly enhanced affection.